Civilization develops only through resistance that first appears as the father

Evidence

The female lives longer and seems to have more importance; but she has no autonomy; laying, incubation, and care of the larvae make up her whole destiny; her other functions are totally or partially atrophied. By contrast, an individual existence takes shape in the male. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 92 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Emotional ambivalence rooted in the father makes him the first enemy object; In lower animals only the male gains individual existence — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 92

Broader Connections

• Emotional ambivalence rooted in the father makes him the first enemy object #expands (0.75)
• In lower animals only the male gains individual existence #expands (0.70) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 92